US political stalemate: "this is democracy"

Our top story today: Policymakers in the US have again failed to elect a speaker to Congress - now for the eleventh time. This move prevents any new legislation from getting passed. But hardline Republicans who are halting the process say: "This is Democracy". We find out why.

We hear from the Sierra Madre mountains in the Philippines where loggers and environmentalists battle over the country's forests.

And in northern Mexico we look at the violence that's spiralling in the state of Sinaloa following the re-arrest of the son of former drug Lord: "el Chapo". Gang members have set up road blocks, set fire to vehicles and attacked a local airport. However, the worst may still be to come as the other brother is deemed more dangerous and powerful.